Gem mounting



Oct. 6, 1925 1,556,465

F. B. WENDEL an! uouunne Filed Feb. 7, 1925 Y WITNESSES I mvmron Z J l lwzs fi'. Wendel a B) I i WW8 Patented Oct. 6, 1925.

FRANS' i'ah'n'rn. WENDEL, manganese .Tiiitsntr, As ert-same emerg s nev E rr MEG: 00. mo, OENEWARKQNEW JEnsEY, A conrona'rronrornnw H I esmmowrine;

7 ap l es-non filed Februaiy 1 1925; Srialiflol 6451;

Be it known that I,

Union and State oe new Jersey, have in ventedanew and Improved Gem-Mounting; of 'whic'lithe following-is a full; clear; and

exact descriptiom I This invention relates-togem mountings-- or-setting'sfor use m clasps for" COIlIiBCtlIlg:

the endsofi neckl'aces,"bracelets and similar art-icles'of jewelry or At the preseht-tim'e, this type which are of hollow construction have been madewvithan open side for the rece 'ation o-f-"th'e stone; which the edges oftheopen' sideareI rolled over 1 to form a retainingfiang. T-his is necessarily a diffi nd re uires: the services of a skilled inechanic in addition to time and labor which-addsto the-expense of manufac cultoperation turingl 1 It is therefore the object ofthe presentl inventionto overcome theabove recited dis advantages byproviding a gem mounting in which the; body is formed 7 of-tele'sc'opically' associated'sections one ofwhich has'an open side provided with a previously formed in-' turned retaining flan'ge which cooperates with; the complementaryopen side of the other section to mount' or "set andLretain the stone in place, after which the "sections are secured together. 5

As a further object, the invention COlI-l'liI'O hendsa. simple andeinexpensive means for attaJchingthe end linksoha' multiple strand bracelet or necklace to the clasp elements.

The invention furthermore resides in the provision of a gem mounting of the character set forth which is extremely simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which is highly eflicient in its purose.

WVith the above recited and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth in the following description, particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the right is reserved to embodiments other than those actually illustrated herein, to the full extent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claims are expressed.

, p k rwE'sbE 'a 'ci tiz'en'of the United states of America, and: resident? of Granjford; in the county of? for other; similar use;- the body of clasps of it being understood that In drawingskl other;

mounting body section;

F ig. 3 is transx'rerse .1 sectionalfview through the gem mounting b'odysecti'onsin v p v .155" Figurelais a [side view'of onewofitheg'em'; mounting body;v sect-ions" removed from the;

assembled relationjthe samebeing takenaps,

proximately: on the lineiiindicatedl at iniFi'g; 1f i r a v:

.F'g; 4211s a longitudinal sectionalv view through the gem; mounting; with the ele ments-there'ofrinconnected relation,- said sec-u t-i-on being taken approximately on the line;

ii-tin Fig. 3:

indicated at of abracelefi or n'ecklate .-.thereto.

Fig. 6* is-a cross sectonalmew. of: azmoidieT fied form; o fthe invention.

7 Referring to the ,Q drawings mounting body. The botto'm'orfbase section 11 includes a bottom wall "12:rhavihg 'up-' standing parallel side walls 13 and an'outwardly projecting end' flange 1.4 provided with perforations links of the-bracelet or'necklace strands are upper edge with a marginal integral inwardly bent flange 20 adapted, when the sections 10 and 11 are telescopically associated to clamp the edges of the stone 21 against the upper edges 22 of the side walls 13 of the bottom or base section 11. When the device is used as a clasp body, one of the end walls 19 of the top member 10 is formed with the usual T-shaped recess 23 at its lower edge which together with the notch 17 constitutes a T-shaped opening in the clasp body with which the spring tongue 24 of the clasp element 25 cooperates to hold the clasp elements in coupled relation. The top section 10 and the bottom orbase section 11 are retained in associated or assembled condition by suitable retaining means such a as the tongue and slot 26 and 27 the tongues by characters of referenc'e 10 and 11 designate generally the top andbottom sections ofz the gem.

15through which the endv Fig.- 5 is aip'erspectiveview'oii oneo'f the gem mounting body I sections {illustrating the impro'ved :m'ea-ns for connectingathe end links being formed in the side walls 18 by forming parallel slits upwardly from the lower edge ofthe side walls 18 which tongues are bent through the slots 27 in the side walls 13 of the bottom or base member 11. In lieu of the tongue and slot retaining means however, it is intended that the lower edges of the side walls 18 may be soldered as illustrated at 28 in Fig. 6. The outstanding principle however of the invention is the V provision of a clasp body member consisting 1 of a two-part telescopic housing oneof which is formed with an interned integral head which coacts with the free edges of the walls of the other member to retain a stone in set relation whereby the expense, time and labor involved in the necessity of turning over the edge or bead is eliminated.

As illustrated in Fig. 5 the lug or end flange 14 of the base or bottom section of the clasp body having'the perforations 15 which receive the end links of a multiple strand necklace or bracelet is provided with a transverse slit from one edge intersecting the material between one of the outermost perforations and the material between the remaining perforations so that a bendable portion is provided which portion may be swung to a position to admit of the association of solid links with the various perforations 15 after which the bendable portion 30 ing walls, and a cap section having a tubular portion fitting on the upstanding walls of the base section and having an inturned flange at its upper end for cooperating with the upstanding walls of the base section to clamp edge portions of a gem against the upper edges of said upstanding walls of the base section, and means for fastening said sections together.

2. As a new articleof manufacture, a gem mounting comprising a base section including a bottom portion having a pair of upstanding opposite walls, said base section being open at its top between said upstand ing walls, and a cap section having a tubular portion fitting on the upstanding walls of the base section and having an inturned flange at its upper end for cooperating with the upstanding walls of the base section to clamp edge portions of a gem against the upper edges of said upstanding walls of the base section, and means for fastening said sections together, said fastening means comprising slotted portions of the upstanding walls of the base section and tongues on the tubular portion of the cap section engageable with said slotted portions of the base section.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a gem mounting comprising a base section including a bottom portion having a pair of upstanding opposite walls, said base section being open at its top between said upstanding walls, and a cap section having a tubular portion fitting on the upstanding walls of the base section and having an inturned flange at its upper end for cooperating with the upstanding walls of the base section to clamp edge portions of a gem against the upper edges of said upstanding walls of the base section, said upstanding walls of the base section having slots formed therein and the tubular portion of the cap section having pairs of vertical slits in the lower edge portion thereof, producing tongues bendable into engagement with said slots to fasten said base section and said cap section to each other. i

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